Anglesey
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Discount for members
Essential Guide to Caring for your Wood
Tutor: Professor Julian Evans OBE FICFor - Returns with his invaluable introduction to the art and science of woodland management for beginners.
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SOLD OUT! Continuous Cover Forestry – Irregular Silviculture in the lowlands: Transformation in Practice
Tutors: David Pengelly and Andy Poore of SelectFor are leading exponents of Continuous Cover Forest Management. This is an established two day course providing an in-depth introduction to the theory and practical application of irregular silviculture in coniferous and broadleaved stands with the emphasis on lowland forests.
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Courteenhall Estate – Midlands Division
Late afternoon event. A guided tour of arboretum and gardens followed by optional pie and a pint at a local hostelry. A lovely social event to kick off the year’s site meetings.
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Delamere Seed Processing Centre, Delamere – North Wales Division
This newly opened cutting-edge facility will support creating climate-resilient forests for future generations.
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Chirk Castle and Estate, Wrexham – North Wales Division
Kindly hosted by The National Trust, we'll look at the management of veteran and ancient trees in a SSSI parkland.
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Hockeridge and Pancake Woods – Oxon & Bucks Division
We will look at recent work undertaken and consider resilience and climate change in these RFS-owned and managed woods.
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Exclusive for members
SOLD OUT! Annual Study Tour 2026 – Southern Division
Visiting the New Forest, Stourhead (Western) Estate, Herriard Estate and Bentley Wood.
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The Palm Centre, Richmond – London & Middlesex Division
We will discuss the cultivation of palms and more information about this visit will follow shortly.
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Sledmere Estate near Driffield – Yorkshire Division
Kindly hosted by Sir Tatton Sykes, we will look at woodland management within a Wolds landscape.
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Lydney Park Estate – Gloucestershire Division
We will look at conversion of estate grown timber, restocking of clear-fell sites and thinning and respacing in Continuous Cover Systems (CCS.)
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Messengermire and Dodds Wood, Keswick – North Western Division
Kindly hosted by Forestry England, we will look at Beech thinning and Birch and Oak nest planting also pruning and thinning and CCF management on steep ground.
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Lowley Woods and Whitemoor Farm Woods – South Western Division
This is a two venue visit. In the morning we will look at evolving CCF of various hardwoods and conifers. In the afternoon, we'll discuss squirrel damage, deer fencing and eucalyptus planting to replace ash.
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Discount for members
SOLD OUT! An Introduction to Soil Identification for Foresters
Tutor: Dr Andy Moffat, Research Fellow at Forest Research - A return of this popular course, an introduction to forest soils, which combines classroom theory and outdoor practical sessions.
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Potterhanworth Woods, Lincoln – Notts & Lincs Division
Hosted by Robin Battle, we will look at managing an ancient woodland SSSI, using grant aid, amid increasing pest and disease pressure. Also commercial softwood and hardwood plantings.
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Hadlow Estate and Silva Woodland Management, Tonbridge – South Eastern Division
This is a joint meeting with ICF. We'll consider proactive spruce felling and restocking, deer control, rhododendron removal and utilising timber on the estate.
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